Which has higher number of maternal deaths, United States of America or Zambia?

United States of America, at 608.33 Deaths against 585.82 Deaths in Zambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between United States of America and Zambia?

22.51 Deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States of America vs Zambia: Number of maternal deaths

United States of America

608.33 Deaths

in 2023

Zambia

585.82 Deaths

in 2023

United States of America rank

49th

Zambia rank

50th

Number of maternal deaths over time

United States of America
Zambia

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 608.33 Deaths against 585.82 Deaths in Zambia, a difference of 22.51 Deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

United States of America ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 50th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	449.02 Deaths	2,118 Deaths	1,669 Deaths	Zambia
1990s	452.44 Deaths	1,975 Deaths	1,523 Deaths	Zambia
2000s	539.94 Deaths	1,574 Deaths	1,034 Deaths	Zambia
2010s	649.69 Deaths	1,170 Deaths	520.77 Deaths	Zambia
2020s	831.69 Deaths	692.36 Deaths	139.33 Deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, United States of America or Zambia?: United States of America, at 608.33 Deaths against 585.82 Deaths in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between United States of America and Zambia?: 22.51 Deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Zambia rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: United States of America ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 50th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Unit: Deaths
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated annual number of women who die from maternal conditions.